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AJ Lee
American professional wrestler and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
April Jeanette "AJ" Brooks (born Mendez, March 19, 1987) is an American retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name AJ Lee. She competed on the third season of NXT but finished fourth overall. Even though she did not win NXT she was still given a contract with the WWE and debuted in her first match for the SmackDown brand on May 27, 2011 edition where she teamed with Kaitlyn in a losing effort against Alicia Fox and Tamina.
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Birth name | April Jeanette Mendez |
Born | (1987-03-19) March 19, 1987 (age 37) Union City, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Website | TheAJMendez.com ![]() |
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Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg)[3] |
Billed from | Union City, New Jersey[2] |
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Debut | 2007 |
Retired | April 3, 2015[4] |
AJ Lee held the Divas Championship 3 times in the WWE, successfully retaining her title at WrestleMania XXX. the night after on Raw she was defeated and lost her title to NXT Women's Champion, Paige. On the June 30, 2014 episode of Raw, Lee returned to the WWE. She challenged Paige for the Divas Championship and won her second championship.[5]
On April 3, 2015, it was announced that AJ decided to retire from the company.[6]